Balancing Diwali celebrations on Remembrance Day

Sounds like a non-issue, Not like a Diwali parade is going to pass by a cenotaph while ceremonies are going on there.

Only the CBC would bother mentioning anything as inane as this. and mark Diwali. Canada in general does not. And seeing as this is Canada, Remembrance Day comes first and foremost.

If it wasn't for Canadian soldiers fighting for freedom in the two World Wars and elsewhere, these people who celebrate 'Diwali' wouldn't be here, living in a free society, and able to light off a firework and such.

Remembrance Day cannot be put on a backburner for anyone, for any reason.

Lest we forget.

-J.

That's no biggie. That one doesn't bother me.

When these guys get here, that will bother me.

No Hindu or Sikh participation in two world wars? I thought they celebrated Nov. 11. They are entitled to both rememberance and their religion.

No Hindu or Sikh participation in two world wars? I thought they celebrated Nov. 11. They are entitled to both rememberance and their religion.

I agree. They are entitled to their celebrations, and both groups have a long proud warrior history. It wouldn't surprise me if some of them attended both ceremonies.

I never said either. I believe I said their beliefs take a back seat to Canada.

-J.

I just have a technical question. What does the above mean exactly? Indians only came here after the world wars and only because Canada fought in those wars?? Some Indians were here as labourers long before those wars and Im not sure the wars had anything to do with those who came later.

I never said either. I believe I said their beliefs take a back seat to Canada.

-J.
So a persons religion takes a backseat to their nation? I am not sure if I agree or disagree with you. Would this apply to Christian as well. Besides, I think I agree with 2Cdo more, one can do both!

Man thats the dumbest and most ignorant bullshit I've read today. More Indian soldiers ( and thats pre independence India, which includes present day India, Pakistan and Bangladesh ) fought and died in WW1 and WW2 than Canadian soldiers. Not to mention the war effort that took in place in India for the wars. Britain squeezed its colony pretty well to support the war.

You talk as if Canada didn't send troops the both the wars would be lost, they were some fine soldiers and fought some pretty important battles and made a valuable contribution but talking as if Canada won both the wars all on its fucking own is just dumb ass hubris which can be expected from Americans rather than Canadians.

Another case of the pot calling the kettle black. Most of what you post makes a gag response kick in. Good thing I skip past a lot of it now, or I'd be praying to the porcelain Gods way too often.

-J.

Another case of the pot calling the kettle black. Most of what you post makes a gag response kick in. Good thing I skip past a lot of it now, or I'd be praying to the porcelain Gods way too often.

-J.

Good for you. Keep it that way, otherwise you might accidentally learn something and fuck up your whole game.

For me Remembrance Day isn't just about mourning the lives lost; it's about honouring them by celebrating the freedom they paid the ultimate price for. If that means the tears stop being shed at noon and we get to enjoy some fireworks in the evening courteously of some of that religious freedom, I see no issue. In fact, I can't think of a better way to end the day. It's exactly how I end it when I plug in the Christmas lights that evening.

They make up a very sizable community, especially in Vancouver and other cities.

I never said either. I believe I said their beliefs take a back seat to Canada.

-J.

Nope. Most of them are pretty decent people and the Sikhs are some of the toughest SOB's in the world that you want on your side in a fight. I've never seen anything anti-Canadian out of either group and they certainly aren't the types to go all-Muslim and try to blow up a commuter train in Toronto or hatch a plot to decapitate the PM. These are the kind of people we need on our side against a worse collective enemy so in the one instance where their ethnic celebration overlaps with our national remembrance we can, and should, shrug it off as no big deal.